JPH06336269A - Instant food in container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow instant food (noodle) in a container to be eaten with the noodle soaked in soup such as buckwheat or Chinese noodle served separately with soup (mori-soba or tsuke-men). CONSTITUTION:An inner container 3 having numerous liquid passage holes 2 is housed in an outer container 1, instant food 4 to be taken with hot water poured in is put into the inner container 3 or the outer container 1, and an opening 6 of the outer container 1 is closed by a lid 7. The inside of the outer container 1 is partitioned into two or more rooms 2, while soup in a package 5 is also put into the outer container 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container-made instant food such as soba noodles in which soup and noodles can be separately eaten.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various kinds of instant foods in containers. For example, instants (those that can be eaten by pouring hot water) into a vertically long container (cup)
There are those that store Chinese noodles, those that store instant udon and buckwheat in a bowl-shaped container, and those that store yakisoba in a rectangular container.

The conventional instant food in a container is one in which hot water is poured into a container and the instant food in the container is eaten together with the soup. In the case of yakisoba, the hot water poured into the container is discarded and the soba remaining in the container is then discarded. It is seasoned and eaten.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventional instant foods in containers are ramen, udon,
You can eat buckwheat noodles, but you cannot eat buckwheat noodles, udon noodles, and Chinese noodles as soba noodles, Mori udon noodles, and Chinese tsukemen noodles separately from soup sauce.

An object of the present invention is to provide an instant food product in a container, which can be eaten while soaking the noodles in soup sauce, such as Soba, Soba noodles and Chinese tsukemen noodles.

[0006]

The instant food in a container according to claim 1 of the present invention is an outer container 1 as shown in FIG.
An inner container 3 provided with a large number of liquid passage ports 2 is housed therein, and an instant food 4 to be eaten by pouring hot water is housed in the inner container 3 or the outer container 1, and the opening 6 of the outer container 1 is housed therein. It is closed with a lid 7.

In the instant food in a container according to claim 2 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer container 1 is divided into two or more compartments 3, and any one of the compartments 11 has a large number of liquid passage ports 2. The opened inner container 3 is accommodated, the instant food 4 which is poured by pouring hot water into the inner container 3 or one of the compartments 11 is accommodated, and the opening 6 of the outer container 1 is closed by a lid 7. It is a thing.

The instant food product in a container according to claim 3 of the present invention is the instant food product in a container according to claim 1 or 2, and the soup sauce 5 in a container is also contained in the outer container 1 as shown in FIGS. It is housed.

[0009]

The instant food in a container according to claim 1 of the present invention is an inner container 3 in which a large number of liquid passage ports 2 are opened in the outer container 1.
Since the instant food 4 is accommodated in the inner container 3 or the outer container 1, when the instant food 4 is put in the inner container 3 and hot water is poured, the instant food 4 becomes edible ( When boiled up), the inner container 3 is taken out from the outer container 1, the hot water of the instant food 4 in the inner container 3 is cut off, and the hot water in the outer container 1 is discarded to a sink or the like. As a result, it is possible to put the soup in the empty outer container 1 or another container and attach the noodles in the inner container 3 to the soup to be eaten. That is, it can be eaten as Soba, Soba Udon, and Chinese Tsukemen.

In the instant food product in a container according to claim 2 of the present invention, the inside of the outer container 1 is divided into two or more compartments 3 and the inner container 3 having a large number of liquid passage ports 2 opened in any one of the compartments 11. Since the instant food 4 which is stored in the same container 3 or in one of the compartments 11 is poured and eaten,
When the instant food 4 is put in the inner container 3 and hot water is poured, and the ready-to-eat instant food 4 is ready to be eaten, the instant food 4 together with the inner container 3 is taken out from the outer container 1 and the hot water is cut off. Discard the hot water in a sink. In this state, the sauce can be put in the other compartment 11 and the instant food 4 in the inner container 3 can be attached to the sauce and eaten.

The instant food in a container according to claim 3 of the present invention comprises the container-containing soup 5 in the outer container 1 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, so that the noodles and udon noodles are prepared as described above. You can use the same soup sauce 5 when eating.

[0012]

Embodiment 1 FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of an instant food product in a container according to claim 1 of the present invention.

1 and 2, the container-containing instant food contains the inner container 3 in the outer container 1, the container-containing soup 5 and the instant food 4 in the inner container 3, and the opening portion in that state. 6 is closed by a lid 7, and the outer container 1 is packaged together with the lid 7 by a wrapping material 8.

The outer container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is formed of foam styrene and has an opening 6 formed in the upper portion thereof. Further, the dimensions are about 20 cm in diameter of the opening, about 15 cm in diameter of the bottom, and about height. It has a bowl shape of 15 cm.

The inner container 3 of FIG. 1 is made of the same material as that of the outer container 1 and can be housed in the outer container 1. The inner container 3 is formed in a bowl shape so that the upper part thereof does not protrude from the opening 6 of the outer container 1 during housing. Has been done. The inner container 3 has a small circular liquid passage port 2
Many are opened at arbitrary intervals over the entire peripheral wall of. Since this inner container 3 is used as a colander, the inner container 3
The liquid passage port 2 formed in 1 has a size (diameter of about several mm) in which instant food (instant noodles) does not come out, and the shape thereof can be arbitrarily selected as long as it is, for example, It may be vertically long, horizontally long, or the like.

The container-containing soup 5 shown in FIG. 2 is prepared by filling a container, for example, a plastic bag, with soup for eating instant noodles. This container may be something other than a bag. The soup in the container should be suitable for instant food such as soba for soba noodles, udon noodles, soup for Chinese noodles, or soy sauce for baked soba noodles.

The instant food product 4 shown in FIG. 2 is Chinese noodles, buckwheat noodles, udon noodles, yakisoba, spaghetti, etc., which can be eaten with hot water, and is formed into a size that can be accommodated in the inner container 3.

The lid 7 is made of, for example, paper coated with an aluminum material, and is formed in a size capable of closing the opening 6.

[0019]

[Example 1 of use] In order to eat this instant food in a container, after removing the packaging, the lid 7 is opened, and the instant food 4 and the soup sauce 5 in the inner container 3 accommodated in the outer container 1 are removed. Take out. Then, after putting the instant noodles in the inner container 3 housed in the outer container 1 and pouring hot water, the opening 6 of the outer container 1 is closed by the lid 7, and the instant noodles boil up. Wait until it is ready to be eaten (boiled). When the instant noodles can be eaten, the lid 7 is peeled off, the inner container 3 is taken out from the outer container 1, the hot water of the instant noodles in the inner container 3 is cut off, and the hot water in the outer container 1 is discarded to a sink or the like. In this state, the container-containing soup 5 is placed in the empty outer container 1, and the instant noodles in the inner container 3 are attached to the soup 5 and eaten.

[0020]

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 3 and 4 show an embodiment of the instant food product in a container according to claim 2 of the present invention.

The instant food products contained in the containers shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are basically the same as those in the first embodiment, except for the shapes of the outer container 1 and the inner container 3.

The outer container 1 of FIG. 3 has the same material and size as those described in the first embodiment, except that the inside of the outer container 1 is made of the same material as the outer container 1. Two compartments 11 having different volumes due to the integrally formed partition plate 12
It is divided into (small branch room and large branch room). In this case, the small compartment has a size and shape capable of accommodating the container-containing soup, and the large compartment has a size and shape capable of accommodating the inner container 3.

The inner container 3 is formed in a size that can be accommodated in the compartment 11 of the outer container 1, and has a large number of liquid passage ports 2 formed therein as in the case of FIG.

The lid 7 is made of the same material as the outer container 1 and is formed in a size capable of closing the opening 6 of the outer container 1 and has a depth of about 1 cm.
It is shaped like a circular tray.

4 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The instant food product 4 of FIG. 4 is also the same as that of the first embodiment.

[0027]

[Example 2 of use] When eating this instant food in a container, after peeling the packaging, the lid 7 is opened and the compartment 11 of the outer container 1 is opened.
Hot water is poured into the instant food in the inner container 3 accommodated therein, and after pouring the hot water, the opening 6 of the outer container 1 is covered.
Wait until the food (noodle) 4 is boiled and ready to be eaten (boiled state). When the noodles are ready to be eaten, remove the lid 7, remove the inner container 3 from the outer container 1 and turn off the hot water of the instant noodles in the inner container 3,
Discard the hot water in the outer container 1 into a sink or the like. Then, the inner container 3 is housed in the Oita chamber of the empty outer container 1, and the container-containing soup 5 is put in the small chamber. In this state, the instant noodles in the inner container 3 are attached to the soup 5 and eaten. .

[0028]

[Other Examples] In each of Examples 1 and 2, the container-containing soup 5 is stored in the outer container 1 together with the instant food 4. However, in the present invention, the container-containing soup 5 is placed on the lid 7. Then, when the outer container 1 is wrapped with the wrapping material 8 together with the lid 7,
The soup sauce 5 in the same container may be packaged together, or may be separately packaged from the instant food product in a container of the present invention. When packaged separately, the instant food in a container of the present invention is handed with it when it is sold.

In the container-containing instant food of the present invention,
In addition to the soup sauce 5 in a container and instant noodles, a bag containing spices such as pepper and wasabi may be packaged together. Also,
Similar to the container-containing soup 5 described in the preceding paragraph, it may be placed on the lid 7 and packaged with the packaging material 8 or separately.

Although the outer container 1 of Example 2 is divided into two compartments 11, the number of compartments 11 may be three or more.
By doing so, it is possible to put differently seasoned soup sauces (for example, soy sauce flavor, miso flavor, salty sauce, etc.) in two or more compartments 11 and attach instant foods to these various sauces to eat. You can enjoy various tastes with one container of instant food.

[0031]

The container-containing instant food of the present invention has the following effects. ． In the instant food product in a container according to claims 1 and 2, since the inner container 3 in the form of a pipe having the liquid passage port 2 is housed in the outer container 1, the stored instant food product is buckwheat noodles, soba noodles, You can eat it like Chinese tsukemen, and you can enjoy it that you could not taste with instant foods.

.. In the instant food product with a container according to claim 2, since there are two or more compartments 11 in the outer container 1, it is possible to put the inner container 3 containing the instant food product in any one of the compartments and the soup sauce in the other compartment. So easy to use.

.. Since the container-containing soup is stored in the outer container 1, it is convenient to eat the container-containing instant food like Soba, Mori-Udon, and Chinese tsukemen, because you do not need to purchase the sauce separately. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of Example 1 of the instant food product in a container according to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of Example 1 of the instant food product in a container according to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of Example 2 of the instant food product in a container according to claim 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a container-containing instant food product according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer container 2 Liquid passage port 3 Inner container 4 Instant food 5 Container-containing soup sauce 6 Opening 7 Lid 11 Branch room

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer container (1) contains an inner container (3) having a large number of liquid passage ports (2), and an inner container (3) or an outer container (1) contains instant food (4) to be eaten by pouring hot water. An instant food product in a container, characterized in that the opening 6 of the outer container 1 is closed by a lid 7. 2. The outer container 1 is divided into two or more compartments 11, and one of the compartments 11 accommodates an inner container 3 having a large number of liquid passage ports 2 therein. An instant food product in a container, characterized in that an instant food product 4 which is poured and poured into hot water is contained in a compartment 11. 3. The container-containing instant food product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container-containing instant food 5 is also housed in the outer container 1.